Two new releases in blockbuster franchises and one evergreen top the charts of the Top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for May 2024 (5/5/24 – 6/1/24) provided to ICv2.

While the new volume of Lore Olympus took the top two spots on the Author chart (for the hardcover and paperback editions), these are the only two volumes of the webtoon-based series on the chart.  Typically, when a new volume comes out, it boosts sales of the earlier volumes enough to get some of them on the Author chart, but that didn’t happen this time.  Perhaps new readers are catching up on the Webtoon platform instead of in print.

Appropriately, for Webtoon Week, the chart is heavy on webtoon properties.  In addition to Lore Olympus, the Top 20 includes all eight volumes of Solo Leveling, the newly released Covenant, and Vol. 2 of Boyfriends, an April release that is charting for the second month in a row.

Two other titles of note are the much-anticipated second volume of Emil Ferris’s My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (see "Fantagraphics to Publish Vol. 2") and the graphic adaptation of The Hobbit, back on the Author chart for the third month in a row.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – May 2024 (5/5/24 - 6/1/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

LORE OLYMPUS VOL SIX HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

2

LORE OLYMPUS VOL. SIX

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

3

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

4

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

5

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

6

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

7

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

8

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 3

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

9

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

10

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

11

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

12

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

13

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 5

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

14

MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS BOOK TWO

EMIL FERRIS

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

15

THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL

J. R. R. TOLKIEN

WILLIAM MORROW

16

THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM SET 1: VOL. 1

BILL WATTERSON

ANDREWS MCMEEL

17

CRITICAL ROLE: THE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS--BEAUREGARD LIONETT HC

MAE CATT

DARK HORSE

18

THEY CALLED US ENEMY

GEORGE TAKEI

TOP SHELF PROD.

19

COVENANT

LYSANDRA VUONG

ONI PRESS

20

BOYFRIENDS VOL. 2

REFRAINBOW

WEBTOON UNSCROLLED

Source: Circana

The top slots of the Manga chart are usually dominated by the latest blockbuster Shonen Jump titles, but there’s some interesting data at the lower levels of the chart: When the first volume of a series shows up in the Top 20, it’s still attracting new readers, and when the 28th volume of One Punch Man or the 35th volume of Black Clover makes the chart, that’s a series that readers are sticking with for the long haul.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – May 2024 (5/5/24 - 6/1/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 15

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

2

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

3

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

4

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 21

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

5

ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

6

ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 28

ONE

VIZ MEDIA

7

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 21

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

8

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

9

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 37

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

10

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 14

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

11

KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 1

NAOYA MATSUMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

12

A SIGN OF AFFECTION VOL. 8

SUU MORISHITA

KODANSHA COMICS

13

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 11

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

14

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

15

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

16

[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 6

AKA AKASAKA

YEN PRESS

17

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

18

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

19

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 17

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

20

BLACK CLOVER VOL. 35

YUKI TABATA

VIZ MEDIA

Source: Circana

Almost two years after it was released, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin continues to be the top selling franchise property in the book channel.  The theme that has been running through the Superhero Top 20s of late is new takes on properties from the 1980s and 1990s, such as TMNT, Transformers, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and even the Power Rangers, who are mixing it up with Godzilla in a graphic novel from 2022.

There is one webtoon on the Superhero chart: Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, the DC Comics series that runs on the Webtoon platform.  As with manga, the fact that the fourth volume of this series is in the Top 20 indicates that it’s still appealing to a core audience.

Circana BookScan Top 20 "Superhero" Graphic Novels – May 2024 (5/5/24 - 6/1/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

2

TRANSFORMERS VOL. 1: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE

DANIEL JOHNSON

IMAGE COMICS

3

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN--LOST YEARS

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

4

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES X STRANGER THINGS

CAMERON CHITTOCK

IDW PUBLISHING

5

DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING

DAN CONNER

TOKYOPOP

6

PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE

BENJAMIN PERCY

MARVEL COMICS

7

BATMAN: YEAR ONE

FRANK MILLER

DC COMICS

8

THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE

NEIL GAIMAN

DC COMICS

9

WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION)

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

10

MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN & BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE

NEIL GAIMAN

MARVEL COMICS

11

GODZILLA X KONG: THE HUNTED

BRIAN BUCCELLATO

LEGENDARY COMICS

12

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

CULLEN BUNN

MARVEL COMICS

13

BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES VOLUME FOUR

CRC PAYNE

DC COMICS

14

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES VOL. 2

ERIK BURNHAM

IDW PUBLISHING

15

GODZILLA VS. THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS

CULLEN BUNN

IDW PUBLISHING

16

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DELUXE ED. HC (NEW EDITION)

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

17

STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND CHILD HC

JEFFREY BROWN

CHRONICLE BOOKS

18

HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X

JONATHAN HICKMAN

MARVEL COMICS

19

WATCHMEN: THE DELUXE EDITION

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

20

NIGHTWING: A KNIGHT IN BLUDHAVEN COMPENDIUM BOOK ONE

CHUCK DIXON

DC COMICS

Source: Circana

For charts of May 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
May 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult & Kids Graphic Novels

For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
May 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult & Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
May 2024 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales


Circana collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more.  Circana covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market.  The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales.  Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we've removed those titles from the ranking above.

For past Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "Top 20 GN Index."